They were called the 8th wonder of the world. Millie and Christine McKoy were African American conjoined twins born on 11 July 1851 to Jacob and Monemia McKoy, who were slaves.
They were sold three times between the ages of 6 months and 6 years. They were joined at the lower spine. To overcome their mobility issues, which caused them to fall over, they developed a sideways walk that turned into a crowd-pleasing dance style. Their slave masters used them as circus and sideshow attractions in parts of the United States and Europe.
On 1st January 1863, Millie and Christine were freed as slaves when the Emancipation Proclamation was passed.
Their motto was ‘As God decreed, we agreed.’ They had amazing singing voices and were known as the Two-Headed Nightingale.
They became celebrities who travelled to many countries to perform and even appeared with the Barnum Circus and also performed before the queen of England.
They could speak English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian as well as sing and play the piano to a high standard.
On 8th October 1912, Millie and Christine died at age 61 of tuberculosis.
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